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Re: A Heuer 844 Monnin Diver
In Response To: A Heuer 844 Monnin Diver ()

Hi Laurent,
really beautiful watch, would be the ideal watch for the summer's vacations (I wouldn't go on the beach with a mechanical one).

Your watches ase always at top, thanks for share your experience and your beautiful images.

Cheers.

Gianluca

: This one will leave in a couple of days.

: They're not much discussed,

: they are appealing affordable Heuer though IMO

: I thought it could be an idea to share the photos I've sent to the
: (very) enthusiastic buyer.

:

: Case is the most noticeable element to me, its shape is quite
: unique I think,

: ugly for some, beautiful to me !

:

: Cathedral and lollipop hands are cracking,

: the dial is a joy to look at,

: the key feature are certainly these magnificent tiny red indexes.

:

: which could find their origins in this Longines "Big
: Indian" from the 40s

:

: Cheap quartz movement (works fine though) allowing the watch to
: remain affordable

:

: Here the (screwed) crown is fully pulled out

:

: Case back details for reference

:

:

: I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did these years, I'm glad
: it'll leave to another enthusiast

:

: Best,

: Laurent

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